Photography x Life 101

Learning photography and being into it was not really part of my plan. I never dreamed of having those bulky and heavy DSLR that would just take a photo as good as those super thin and handy point and shoot cameras -- that was my way of thinking before. I mean, why would I choose to have a hard time in bringing that huge DSLR if I can just bring a handy dandy point and shoot? Besides I would just take pictures and that’s not really important, duh. 

I remember when I was still in highschool, I have this friends who are familiar with the capabilities of DSLR and its importance in the world of photography and there was one time when I heard them talking about the latest DSLR unit, they were swearing to themselves that one day they would afford to have. Then I asked them how much is a DSLR and why can’t they just ask their parents to buy it for them, then they handed me a piece of paper from a magazine with the list of DSLR units including its price. And I was shocked, why would this hard-to-bring-and-not-easy-to-use camera cost so much!? 60,000 pesos for just a camera? Huh you're insane. Its like times 10 of the price of a point and shoot camera. Seriously guys, why?

Little did I know that I would also be hooked by this hobby/profession.

When I was in my 2nd year in college, we had this individual project in Psychology in where you have to capture photos of anything under the sun and then compile them. I don’t have a decent camera then, I only got our old sony cybershot in where you still have to use a AA batteries. Haha It looks like this but Im not sure if it’s the right model.

 

Honestly, I super enjoyed doing our project, despite of the hassles that my old point and shoot camera brings, imagine I have to bring 3 sets of AA batteries so my camera would last for the entire day! Hahaha. I dont have the rechargeable one so I have to deal with it.

 Since then I started to enjoy taking photos, then eventually I learned to love it. Remember the old me, who didnt imagine herself buying those bulky and heavy DSLR but now asked her parents to just buy her one as a gift for her 18th birthday! Haha And now, As I graduated from college, I still asked the same gift from my parents, but now a more bulky and heavier one! a Professional DSLR, a Canon 7D! :)